New Coventry City loan signing Jordan Maguire-Drew could be the man to fill Jodi Jones's boots for a second time.

The 20-year-old Brighton and Hove Albion winger has already been tasked with that challenge once in his career, when he joined Dagenham and Redbridge on loan last season and came through with flying colours.

He scored 15 goals in 46 appearances for the non-league Daggers where he was compared favourably to Jones , who left the fifth tier club the season before.

Maguire-Drew will be eligible for Saturday’s Emirates FA Cup tie against Stoke City at the Ricoh Arena, and has been handed the Sky Blues squad number 17.

Eye for goal

Brian Owen, football writer with the Brighton Argus, said: "He's an exciting and hard working winger who can drift in and play a more central role.

"He's quite tall, reminds me a bit like Chris Waddle in terms of height than build, and has a keen eye for goal.

"He scores spectacular goals as well and is not afraid to get back and do the defensive side of his job when required."

Likened to Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie:

Former Dagenham midfielder Glen Southam said: “He reminds me a lot of Matt Ritchie, who came on loan to Dagenham from Portsmouth years ago and we said then he would progress.

“Like Matt, Jordan gets a lot of goals, he creates a lot of goals and he is an exciting player.”

Jordan Maguire-Drew has been likened to Matt Ritchie, pictured here in his Bournemouth days with former Sky Blues star Callum Wilson

Where it all started

Maguire-Drew was born in Crawley and started his career in the youth team of Brighton where he signed a two-year scholarship.

In April 2016, while still an under-18 player, he joined local Isthmian League Division One South side Worthing on a youth loan until the end of the season. He scored an impressive eight goals in six games, helping Worthing to win the play-offs and promotion as they beat Faversham Town in the final.

In July 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Brighton, and later in the month he signed for National League side Dagenham and Redbridge on loan for an initial six-month period.

He scored on his debut for the club in a 3–0 win against Southport on the first day of the season.

In January 2017, the loan was extended until the end of the season after scoring eight goals in twenty-nine appearances. He continued to remain a first team regular and helped Dagenham to a fifth-place finish where they eventually lost out to Forest Green Rovers in the play-off semi-finals.

Young player of the year

He made a total of forty-eight appearances for the Daggers, scoring fifteen times and won the Young Player of the Year award.

In July 2017, he signed for newly promoted League Two side Lincoln City on a season-long loan deal. He made his league debut in the 2–2 draw with Wycombe, replacing Josh Ginnelly as a second-half substitute, but cut short his spell in late October.

What the boss has said

City boss Mark Robins told the club's website: “We targeted Jordan during the summer and unfortunately missed out, so we are very pleased to be able to bring him in now.

“He has great technical ability and quality, and is a scorer of goals, so we are delighted to get him through the door and for him to start with us.

“Having got into the top three of the league on Monday, Jordan will supplement our squad very well as we look to establish our position.”

What Albion have said

Albion under-23s coach Simon Rusk said: “Jordan has benefitted from playing in the EFL already this season and joining Coventry will only add further to his experience.

“He’s got the chance of helping the club win promotion and that’s an exciting challenge for Jordan, and something he can learn a lot from. We’ll keep track of his progress and we wish him all the best at Coventry.”